nasty

adjective
/ˈnaː.sti/

Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).

Other meanings

Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.

Related words

feminasty
nastily
nastiness
nastyass
nastygram
bag nasty
cheap and nasty
cut up nasty
dry as a nun's nasty
Nasty Pelosi
purple nasty
something nasty in the woodshed

Example sentences

“I've got some sort of nasty bug.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Smoking is a nasty habit.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "nasty".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “nasty” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.